Christmas 2012 arts preview + Orbital | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/series/christmas-2012-arts-preview+music/orbital
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The best pop gigs for Christmas 2012https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/04/best-pop-gigs-christmas-2012
There is always the chance of an intimate one-off show by the Rolling Stones, but if not the xx will soothe those winter blues<p>The cheapest tickets (£95 excluding booking fee) sold out in three minutes and the rest (a snip at £375) within another four. So, the best you can hope for is that someone's bought you a surprise early present – or that the band will follow their two intimate warm-up gigs in Paris with an appearance at a cosy British venue. According to Ronnie&nbsp;Wood, look out for an outfit called the Cockroaches. <em>O2, London, 25&nbsp;and 29 November. </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/04/best-pop-gigs-christmas-2012">Continue reading...</a>Pop and rockCultureThe Rolling StonesThe xxOrbitalSun, 04 Nov 2012 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/04/best-pop-gigs-christmas-2012Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesMaybe you'll be lucky enough to get a Rolling Stones ticket as a present. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesMaybe you'll be lucky enough to get a Rolling Stones ticket as a present. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesCaspar Llewellyn Smith2012-11-04T19:00:00Z